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May 30, 2013

Clint Upchurch of the Colt 3-Gun Shooting Team was kind enough to take DefenseReview (DR) through the Colt Pro CRP-18 (called the "Colt CR Pro" in the embedded video, below) semi-auto-only, direct-gas-impingement (DGI) AR carbine at SHOT Show 2013. Since this 18-inch (18")-barreled rifle/carbine was specifically developed by Colt Competition Rifles for 3-Gun competitive shooting, it comes with all the bells and whistles, just like th Colt Pro CRP-16 with 16-inch (16") barrel. The barrels on both guns are fluted for weight reduction, by the way.

Editor's Note: One of the reasons we wanted to take a look at these guns at SHOT was because one of our contributors' expressed an interest in it's out-of-the-box viability for 3-Gun competition, as it looks like a well-thought-out package.

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